Dissident Syria : making oppositional arts official / Miriam Cooke.
| Author/creator | Cooke, Miriam |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2007. |
| Description | viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- "Culture is humanity's highest need" / As if . . . / Slogans, slogans everywhere -- Freedom and democracy -- Our literature does not leave the country / Nadia al-Ghazzi / Colette al-Khuri -- No such thing as women's literature / Ulfat Idilbi / Salons and Mallahat al-Khani / Nadia Khust and the Nadwa -- Commissioned criticism / Culture after the Fall of the Wall / Commissioned criticism / The fantasy of choice -- Dissident performances / Performing dissidence / The ghoul / -- Historical miniatures -- Filming dreams / The extras / Dreaming features / Documenting dreams -- Lighten your step / Ibrahim Samuil / Waiting / Ghassan al-Jaba'i / Lessons from a rogue state -- Leaving Damascus -- Postscript -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007003444 |
| ISBN | 9780822340164 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 082234016X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780822340355 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822340356 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS 94.6 .C66 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |